Rice, Alice Cooper, stories, Cirque du Soleil precision, and Yahtzee

When Teunis and I got home, we spent some time discussing the dinner and dessert. I offered him a bunch of rice for later use, and he didn't seem to mind taking it. Talked about the MUPPET SHOW, exes, birthday celebrations, SESAME STREET, Robin, "bad" stories, videos from a moon, Friday plans, R.E.M. / SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE, "quiet and cheerful" Cirque Du Soleil (respect for costumes / timing and precision on the musicians' part as well as the performers' part / clothes / clowns / juggling (balls / knives / fire / broadswords?) / mockery / Lady Gaga and Isabel's opinion of the visual effects), Jim Henson (Guinea!) and respect for reaching people, racism, learning, and more. Also discussed Google / Youtube / Eiffel 65 / Iron Maiden, TRUE punk music, Kate Bush / influence / musical experiments and styles / Peter Gabriel, Martha Stewart / the Cookie Monster, cool coding, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, running, pacing, history, neat facts about metal, castles, testosterone, beats, my somehow accidentally kicking the power supply / router which is as far back from me as you can get without hitting the wall, Man o' War, Metallica's WHISKEY IN THE JAR, and more.


Trivia fact for Thursday, Sept. 16: What was the original name of the popular dice game Yahtzee? The Yacht Game. It was invented by a Canadian couple who played it with guests aboard their yacht. In 1956, they asked toy salesman Edwin S. Lowe (who had developed Bingo) to manufacture copies to give as gifts for their friends. Lowe convinced them to sell him the rights to the game. The price - one thousand copies of the game.